House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Hallowed Grounds Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 6, 2012 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2355.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HARTZLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H4575-H4576):The constitutional authority on which this Act rests is the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in article I, section 8, clause 14 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 239 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2355, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2355
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
45 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 45 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Dan Burton (R-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jeff Denham (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Kay Granger (R-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Robert Latta (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Connie Mack (R-FL), Donald Manzullo (R-IL) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vicky Hartzler.
- H.R. 3336 (112th) Small Business Credit Availability Act
- H.Con.Res. 25 (112th) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.
- H.R. 4296 (112th) To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.
- H.R. 3244 (112th) Landowner Protection Act of 2011
- H.R. 6244 (112th) Leave our Lakes Alone Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.